An energy panel hears from both sides, as 13 bills look to modify new policies to boost the wind industry.
Tux Turkel
Tux Turkel writes primarily about energy issues affecting Maine. Over the years, he has gazed into the spent-fuel pool at the now-gone Maine Yankee nuclear plant, looked across Casco Bay from atop Wyman Station’s smokestack, and toured power plants and wind farms across the state, but remains confused about why electricity doesn’t leak from our wall sockets.
When he’s not trying to make sense of dense regulatory filings at the Public Utilities Commission, he’s likely to be hiking in the mountains or visiting Maine’s coastal islands in his small motorboat.
A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Tux lives in Yarmouth with his wife, youngest son, a cat and a guinea pig.
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Going paperless?
As mill jobs vanish, the Millinockets mourn their tradition and debate visions of a tourist mecca
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The Revenue Trail
Maine’s nationally recognized recreational water route generated $1.75 million a year in spending over the past nine boating seasons
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Lawmakers to let PUC rule on smart meters
A key panel kills a bill to impose a one-year ban and tables an opt-out bill.
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Legislature defers to PUC on smart meter policy
Declining to decide the merits of an opt-out bill follows established protocol of not preempting an issue that’s under formal review at the PUC.
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Eight projects to create housing, jobs
Work on hundreds of affordable units is beginning in southern Maine, where demand is high.
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PUC won’t review CMP’s choice of smart meters
The order means neither the wireless technology nor its health effects will be looked at, though it allows for an opt-out provision.
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Maine builders rally against efforts to weaken state code
They say the standard helps Maine’s business climate and saves energy.
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Builders protest attempts to undo uniform code
Backers say the code improves Maine’s business climate, reduces energy costs, and improves the quality and safety of new buildings.
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CMP: Smart meter bills come with huge costs
A hearing on proposals for an opt-out provision and a moratorium goes on for hours.